Marlon Riggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marlon Riggs

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1957

Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1994

Profession: writer, author, journalist, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist.
He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is...
Black Ain't.
Riggs created aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in America.
The Marlon Riggs Collection is now housed at Stanford University Libraries.